Match Early Rain

Jotun Early Rain is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 79. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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Early Rain
Jotun
Early Rain
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Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Blanca
Blanca
Early Rain
Early Rain
Blanca vs Early Rain
Cloverdale Paint
Blanca
EX005 · LRV 80
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79

With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.0Imperceptible
Early Rain
Early Rain
Enduring Ice
Early Rain vs Enduring Ice
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79
PPG
Enduring Ice
PPG1102-1 · LRV 79

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.6Imperceptible
Dove Wing
Early Rain
Early Rain
Dove Wing vs Early Rain
Benjamin Moore
Dove Wing
960 · LRV 78
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.6Imperceptible
Early Rain
White Comfort
Early Rain
White Comfort
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79
Jotun
White Comfort
8395 · LRV 81

With LRVs of 81 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Early Rain
Early Rain
Brie
Early Rain vs Brie
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79
Tikkurila
Brie
F457 · LRV 81

With LRVs of 81 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Subtle
White Chiffon
White Chiffon
Early Rain
Early Rain
White Chiffon vs Early Rain
Dulux
White Chiffon
44YY 84/042 · LRV 84
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79

A 5-point LRV gap (84 vs 79) makes White Chiffon the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Early Rain
Early Rain
RAL 840-1
RAL 840-1
Early Rain vs RAL 840-1
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 840-1
RAL 840-1 · LRV 77

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Shoelace
Shoelace
Early Rain
Early Rain
Shoelace vs Early Rain
Behr
Shoelace
OR-W13 · LRV 78
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Early Rain
Early Rain
Alabaster
Alabaster
Early Rain vs Alabaster
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79
Sherwin-Williams
Alabaster
7008 · LRV 82

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Early Rain
Early Rain
S 1002-Y20R
S 1002-Y20R
Early Rain vs S 1002-Y20R
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79
NCS
S 1002-Y20R
S 1002-Y20R · LRV 82

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Early Rain
Early Rain
Portland Stone - Light
Portland Stone - Light
Early Rain vs Portland Stone - Light
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79

Early Rain reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
James White
James White
Early Rain
Early Rain
James White vs Early Rain
Farrow & Ball
James White
2010 · LRV 81
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79

With LRVs of 81 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Early Rain
Early Rain
Cream
Cream
Early Rain vs Cream
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79
RAL ClassicClassic
Cream
RAL 9001 · LRV 76

A 4-point LRV gap (79 vs 76) makes Early Rain the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Early Rain
Early Rain
Mink Frost
Mink Frost
Early Rain vs Mink Frost
Jotun
Early Rain
0486 · LRV 79
Valspar
Mink Frost
V183 · LRV 70

A 9-point LRV gap (79 vs 70) makes Early Rain the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.4Noticeable